The present disclosure generally relates to systems and techniques for power generation. For example, aspects of the present disclosure include systems and techniques for managing renewable energy power based on weather sensing. One example method generally includes: receiving information related to cloud coverage impacting intensity of light towards one or more panels of a photovoltaic (PV) generator, the PV generator being configured to provide power to a load; selecting one of a plurality of power storage equipment based on the information related to the cloud coverage, the plurality of power storage equipment being associated with different types of power storage; and controlling distribution of power from the one of the plurality of power storage equipment to the load.
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2. The method of claim 1, wherein the different types of power storage include long term energy storage and short term energy storage.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the different types of power storage includes battery storage as the short term energy storage and hydrogen storage as the long term energy storage.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting one of the plurality of power storage equipment includes selecting short term storage equipment based on a duration of impact to the intensity of the light by the cloud coverage being less than a threshold.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting one of the plurality of power storage equipment includes selecting long term storage equipment based on a duration of impact to the intensity of the light by the cloud coverage being greater than a threshold.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein controlling the orientation includes setting a horizontal orientation for the one or more panels based on the cloud coverage causing a shadow on the one or more panels.
8. The method of claim 6, further comprising determining whether to orient the one or more panels to a sun facing direction based on a density of a cloud causing a shadow on the one or more panels, the orientation of the one or more panels being controlled based on the determination.
9. The method of claim 6, further comprising determining an angle associated with the one or more panels based on an intensity of light received through the cloud coverage, the orientation of the one or more panels being controlled based on the angle.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein a cell of the one or more panels includes a lens to increase vibration response to the wind speed.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein controlling the orientation includes setting a horizontal orientation for the one or more panels based on the cloud coverage causing a shadow on the one or more panels.
14. The method of claim 12, further comprising determining whether to orient the one or more panels to a sun facing direction based on a density of a cloud causing a shadow on the one or more panels, the orientation of the one or more panels being controlled based on the determination.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the orientation of the one or more panels includes determining an angle associated with the one or more panels based on an intensity of light received through the cloud coverage.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the orientation includes a horizontal orientation based on the wind speed being greater than a threshold.
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